Amina Sherif, Woman International Master (WIM)
Amina Sherif, known in the chess world as amina175, is a formidable Woman International Master (WIM) titleholder who delights fans and opponents alike with a strategic mix of grit, tactical awareness, and a hint of unpredictability. Rising steadily through the ranks since 2020, Amina has crafted a tale of tenacity, triumphs, and those ever-intriguing moments where even grandmasters might reconsider their approach.
About Amina
With a blitz peak rating soaring up to 2094 in late 2021 and rapid hitting an impressive 2042, Amina demonstrates remarkable versatility across time controls. While her bullet rating might modestly peak at 1434, she more than compensates with a solid knack for high-stakes rapid and blitz games, making her a thrilling competitor at any pace.
Playing Style & Strengths
Known for a strong endgame frequency (over 75% of her games see deep endgames), Amina’s patience and positioning skills are second to none. Her comeback rate is an astonishing 73%, proving she's not just alert but downright stubborn when behind on the scoreboard.
Amina's average moves per win hover around 66, showing a flair for prolonged battles rather than quick collapses. However, if things don’t look promising, she doesn’t waste time — an early resignation rate of just 1.33% suggests she values efficiency over drama.
Interestingly, Amina tends to shine brightest during morning hours, with a perfect 100% win rate at 9 AM, and an impressive overall performance on Sundays and Mondays—maybe chess is her weekend brunch ritual?
Chess Personality & Stats
- Win Record Across Formats: Blitz: 64 wins, Rapid: 18 wins, Bullet: 23 wins
- Longest Winning Streak: 5 consecutive victories (because who doesn't love a hot streak?)
- Favorite Opponents: Has faced hashtagchess 32 times, davephin 14 times, showing both rivalry and respect.
- Win Rate Vs Various Opponents: Many perfect 100% win rates against a wide array of challengers — evidence of a killer instinct when opportunity arises.
Memorable Moments
One of the most recent shining victories came during a French Defense Kings Indian Attack, where Amina secured a graceful victory by resignation. Her games often reveal clever opening preparation but are never just about openings — her midgame and endgame precision seal the deal, leaving opponents scratching their heads while she quietly packs up her bishops.
A Dash of Humor
Amina might resign early just 1.33% of the time, but when she does, it’s probably because she realized she left her coffee on the stove — even chess warriors have priorities! And with a tilt factor of 5, she’s got just enough to get passionate without throwing the board—just a little theatrical flair for the crowd.
Behind the scenes, Amina’s rapid and blitz prowess makes her an electrifying presence on the online scene, combining tactical brilliance with the kind of resilience you'd need to stay serenely calm while your knight is under relentless pressure.
Keep an eye on amina175 — a player who proves that chess is not just a game of kings and queens, but one of character, persistence, and perhaps a touch of morning magic!
Feedback for Amina Sherif
Hi Amina! I've reviewed some of your recent games, and here’s some constructive feedback to help you continue improving:
Strengths
- Opening Understanding: You demonstrate a solid grasp of common opening principles, particularly in the Sicilian and Caro-Kann defenses. Your use of setups like the Closed Sicilian and the King's Indian Attack shows you understand thematic plans.
- Active Piece Play: In your wins, you effectively develop pieces actively and coordinate your forces well, especially your knights and bishops. Moves like Ng5 and timely pressure on your opponent's weaknesses are well executed.
- Endgame Technique: Your wins often show good technique in converting advantages, staying calm in complex endgames and capitalizing on small imbalances. Maintaining focus in the endgame will serve you well.
Areas for Improvement
- Time Management: In some losses, rapid time depletion seemed to influence your accuracy, especially in complex positions. Try to maintain more balanced time usage — spending a little more time in the opening/middlegame can prevent mistakes later.
- Tactical Awareness: Some losses involve missing tactical shots or falling prey to opponent tactics around pins, forks, or discovered attacks. Incorporating regular tactical puzzles into your training can sharpen this skill.
- Positional Planning: In a few games, there were moments where your plans lacked clarity, such as exchanging pieces prematurely or missing opportunities to challenge your opponent’s setup more vigorously. Working on pawn structures and long-term planning concepts could help deepen your positional understanding.
Tips for Your Next Steps
- Review your losses carefully — try to identify if they resulted from tactical oversights, strategic misunderstandings, or time trouble.
Consider annotating one or two games a week with a focus on "Why was this move good/bad?" - Keep practicing tactical puzzles daily for 10-15 minutes to build pattern recognition and calculation speed.
- Study a few typical pawn structures related to your favorite openings like the Sicilian and Caro-Kann; this will make middlegame plans clearer.
- Prioritize a stable opening repertoire, reinforcing your comfort in it, rather than exploring too many new openings at once.
Here is a recent victory that highlights your strengths well:
[[Pgn|"1. e4 e6 2. d3 c6 3. g3 d5 4. Qe2 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. c3 O-O 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Re1 c5 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc2 Nc6 13. h4 Qc7 14. Bf4 b5 15. Rac1 a5 16. d4 c4 17. Ne3 a4 18. Ng4 Ba6 19. Ng5 a3 20. Qc2 g6 21. h5 b4 22. hxg6 Bxg5 23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Bxg5 axb2 25. Qxb2 bxc3 26. Qxc3 Qb6 27. Rcd1 Qb4 28. Qf3 Kxh7 29. Nf6+ Nxf6 30. exf6 Rh8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Bf6"|fen|}
Keep up the great work and stay focused on both your tactical and strategic growth. You are progressing nicely, and with persistent study and practice, your results will continue to improve.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Selkirk | 20W / 12L / 0D | View Games |
| Davephin | 5W / 1L / 8D | View Games |
| PoGgErS1 | 2W / 3L / 0D | View Games |
| danfrank99 | 1W / 1L / 0D | View Games |
| viknw | 2W / 0L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1807 | |||
| 2023 | 2019 | |||
| 2022 | 2086 | 1965 | ||
| 2021 | 2061 | 2042 | ||
| 2020 | 1434 | 1914 | 1822 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2W / 3L / 0D | 1W / 4L / 0D | 75.0 |
| 2023 | 0W / 1L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 80.0 |
| 2022 | 5W / 6L / 2D | 9W / 5L / 0D | 70.9 |
| 2021 | 24W / 9L / 6D | 17W / 11L / 8D | 67.5 |
| 2020 | 22W / 19L / 0D | 25W / 17L / 1D | 63.4 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% |
| French Defense | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Sicilian Defense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.0% |
| Australian Defense | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Modern Defense | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| KGA: Kieseritsky, Berlin Defence, 6.Bc4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Colle: 3...e6 4.Bd3 c5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Barnes Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 5 | 0 |
| Losing | 5 | 2 |